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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-21

Dover, April 14.--The House met at 10
o'clock.
First reading bills-on motion of Mr..
Medtll, an act concerning the election Of
electors for president and vice-pTesidenti
| of Mr.. Mccoy, Senate bill to divorce Sallte
L. from Joseph T. V. Blocksom, ana 10
change her name; of Mr.. Taylor to amend
chapter 627, volume XVII Laws of Della
| ware; OF MIR. Harrington, in relation to
/ school district So Kent county; OF Nlr
| Chandler, Senate bill TO revive the charter
| OF Conrad's Cripple; of Mr., Jones 10 author.
| ize district n, Kent county, 70 borrow
money not exceeding TSlG; OF Mr., McCabn
an act TO enable the counties OF Nov Castle
Kent and Sussex TO Determine whether
LIQUOR shall be sold In these counties.
Second readings-To divorce Slllle Il
Blocksom from Joseph BlOeksoui net col
cerning election OF electors for Pteslden
and Vtee-President; to renew charter o
Conrad's Cripple; to lay out new road II
South Murderkill hundred; In relation e
District &c. Kent county; to prevent Dtstric
II, Kent county, to borrow money.
Passed-House bill incorporating th
Citizens Coke, Gas and Fuel Company; ac
transferring farm from district AZ to A II
New Castle county; Senate bill accepting
money from general government to estah
lish experimental agricultural stations; bill
to Incorporate the Lebanon Navigation
Company; authorizing, the levy court
Kent county to establish footways ito tncor
porate tho Slaughter Neck colored schools
10 authorize recorder of deeds of Ken
county to make new index In relation t
districts 80 and los In Sussex county; I
, | regulate tlu NHctice % pharmacy 81 b
J State df Delaware.
Adiuurned.
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The Senate reasEemhled at 8 O'Clock.
Read first and second times-On motion
OF Dr.. Lewis, House bills to amend the
charter Of Dover to provideAan additional
constable In Milford hundred; to authorize
district 1872 TO spend money.
Passad-House bills to authorize the APP
Iolntment OF sn additional constable In
Milford hundred; to divorce Deborah j..
Scblaehter from Charles ]. Schlaehter; to
lay out new public road In South Murder
kill hundred.
Adjourned
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Dover, April 19. The Senate met at 10 80
O'clock
Passod-senate bill for ral,ef Of school
district No. So, Kent county; House bills
consolidating the Delawbre railroad system
supplementary TO the pllOtage law; ex-
tending the limits OF district 49, New Castle
county; for the benefit of married women
ard minor children.
House bill establishing a State normal
| school was reported adversely by Mr..
! Cooper Of the committee on education, and
oil his motion indefinitely postponed.
Read twice aud rBferred--IIouse bills
| creating the Wilmington Street and Sewer
| Commission dlyoreing Deborah j. and
| Charles j. SchlHchtar.
| Read first time--House bill Incorporating
| tho Hotel HanlopeD Company,
| The House Joint resolution on the death
| IL William Dean was adopted. Also the
House joint resolution on State library.
| Recess.
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JcHN WANAMAK
QUESTION or M4RRIAGE.

Chestnut, Ttirtesnth sud Msrket sifses
ami f'itv-hHli snnRra
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-21

April showers-or SHOWS.
Gossamers good for either.
Women's or mems, $3.50 to
$I2. Nothing make-believe in
the cheapest.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-21
House OF Representative.

Dover, April l3.-The House met at 10
O'Clock.
Read a first time-on motion Of Mr.. Null
ligan; In relation to public roads of New
Castle county; Of Mr.. Scotch, to allow
school district No. 96, Kent county, to sell
It's property and purchase other; OF Mr..
Wilson, to Incorporate the colored schools
Of Slaughter Neck, Sussex county; OF Mr..
Temple, Senate bill to incorporate the town
ton to recogni2ances; of Mr.. Medill, Senate
bill No. 90, Incorporating Grand Army OF
the Republic Hall Company in Wilmington
of Mr.. Allaband, incorporating the Lebanon
Navigation Company; Of Mr.. Medill, Senate
bill 140, 10 authorize the prothonotary Of
New Castle county to make ludgmentind
Of Mr.. Perry, to authorize the laying out 81
private road In Indian River and Lewes
and Rehoboth hundreds In sussex county;
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-21

The new Shetland Shawls.
As if snowflakes could be
woven and tinted. rs cents
to Sd.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-21

expenditure not exceeding $500 (baing the
same resolution indefinitely postponed ~
ina Senate on Wednesday,. on raonoh =.
M. Wilson, theresolutlon was inoennitey
postponed BY q vote OF 3 to.1. 40
Passed House bills to incorporate ING
town OF Clayton; in relation 70 serSice u
process IN certain criminal cases,
On motion OF Mr.. Taylor, the yole "
which the Manley divorce Dill was ueiea. u,
was reconsidered and the piil iaiu W WV
table. so.,a.a ht,i
diyoreine james B. and Lilly y. Common
Adjourned to II. 80 o'clock, MONDAY.
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Senate met ut 8 O'Clock.
The following House bills were read twice
and refeTrel-Act CONCERNING election OF
Presidential electors; Incorporating the
Citizens Coke and Gas Fuel COMPANY; In
relation 10 recoguiZlnces In tho orphans
court TO permit the city Of Wilmington to
loan the Phpuig Fire COmpanyo Of Whining
ton $500; III relation to an inspector OF
plumbing; amending salaries OF Wilming.
ton councllmen; to change the name Of
William Ii. Thorp TO ". II. Wortor; Senate
bill appointing State liquor detective;
amending act In relation to Justices OF the
peace Of New Castle.
House bill incorporating the Wilmington
Warehouse company was passed.
House joint resolution appropriating 54G0
per year for fish, passed
House amendment to Bright Il Haynes
Glades Ditch Company. Bill was indeH-
nitely postponed.
Joint resolution In relation TO clerk OF
Houses archives, passed.
Act In relation to districts 80 and los,
Sussex county, passed.
House bill In relation to levylng blackmall,
passed.
Divorce Of Wllhelmina from Karl Kern,
was read three times and passed.
House bill incorporating the Heald Com
| pany, passed.
Bill In relation TO exemption from exocu-
| lions was passed,
Bill in relation to State Board Of Health
was indefinitely postponed.
An act laying out a private road in Indian
River and Lewes and Rehoboth hundreds,
| was passed.
An act to transfer farm from district SO to
50 In Kent county, read twice and referred.
Act to transfer farm from district 81 to Q,
Kent county, passed.
An act to amend chapter 8S, Revised Code,
| passed.
Mr. McWhorter called up bill for two de-
tectives for the city Of Wilmington, The
| bill was passed.
Act dIvorcing May W. Johnson from
George W. johnson was read twice.
| hdinurnad
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On motion Of Mr.. MCGEE, an act for the pro-
lection OF timber and other property from
Are; Of Mr.. NAPLES dlyorcing William Z.
Wolf from Hannah M. his wife; OF Captain
Datsy. authorizing the appointment Oh an
additional notary public for Sussex county
to reside within one mile Of pagsoorougni
Of Mr.. Norny, authorizing the levy court q
New Castle county 70 take possession y
certain road In Ht. Georges hundred also
Amending the Incorporation act OF Middle
town OF Mr.. Harrington, Incorporating tne
Union Branch Diton Company OF Kent
county OF Mr., Lowber claim OF j. y. wall
colt and others for $3.50 for service.
Read second time--Acts In relation 70 IN
dlgent insane; incorporating the Delaware
Club; for preservation OF health OF iemsle
amployes transferring farms from district
| AZ TO district Al in New Castle coantyi
accepting grants Of money from govern
ment for establishing agricultural expert
| mental station; In relation to the assign
| ment of mortgages; Incorporating the
| Lebanon Navigation Company TO lay OUT
/ private road In indian River ana LeWes
aud Rehoboth hundreds; In relation 70
| recognlzances; amending incorporation ACT
| Of the Young Mems Association OF VIII.
| mlngtou; authorizing the prothonotary OF
| New Castle county to make Judgment In
i dex; incorporating the G. A. X. Hall Com.
panv: amending the charter OF Middle
Town; authorizing an additional notary
public for Sussex county to live within one
mile OF Dagsboro; authorizing the appoint.
ment Of a nonresident constable for MIL
Greek hundred; for protection OF property
from fire incorporating the town OF Clayton
incorporating the Union Branch Ditch Co.
claim of McCoomb Clayton for Sl2b; OK
tending corporate limits OF Wilmington
dividing South Murderkill hundred Int
two election districts; allowing W.. II
Cooper ct al to lay out a road through theii
own lands; In relation to conveyances
transferring farms from district 1913 to i4l
Sussex county; transferring farms from dis
trict 81 to l79, Sussex county; to yacale
, road and lay out a new one near Bridge
Vile; to amend sec. 10, chap. 4le, vol. XIV
Laws of Delaware; to encourage the edu
cation Of colored people; in relation to tn,
sale OF liquors; amending sec. 6, chap. 20
: Revised Statutes in relation topublic road
. | In New Castle county diyoroing William
i | Wolf from Hannah NJ. Wolf; incorporating
colored schools Of Slaughter Neck; 70 ALLOY
| school district 90, Kent county, TO sell prop
. erty and purchase other.
Passed-Providing for an additional con
stable for Kent county.
Joint resolution In respect to the lat
william Dean adopted.
. | Adjourned.
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TT West Eighty seventh street,
NV York, April 18th,
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House reassembled at . O'CLOCK.
The order OF business, the committee sub
stitute for Mr.. McOoy's high license bill,
was then taken up, and, alter discussion,
recommitted.
Passed-House bills to amend chapter
600, volume XVI, Delaware Laws, (Relating
TO rental OF market stands); to amend the
charter OF the Delaware Fruit Exchange
for an additional constable In east Dover
hundred; TO allow the Milford town COM
missioners to borrow money for water
works; Senate bills divorcing Mary Eliza
beth and Taylor Graves; authorizing John
L. Bllderback to change the course Of q
road.
Indefinitely postponed Ho1se bill chang
ing the voting place In West White Clay
| Creek hundred.
Lost, by o TO 7--House bill TO divorce
Mary Elizabeth from James H. Manley.
House bill In relation to steam engines
was recommitted.
House bill for tho relief Of district l79
Sussex county, was passed.
Adjourned.
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Senate met at O'CLOCK.
! The vote nv whtelL,sss bill o,Rkiar thS
( Nay# K II lt5l iletgn eligible to rc-elG5tlor
! Wa iatr wls aTed, and the blu re-
/ committed
| House bill in relation to the suppression
OF gambling was read n first and sscont
time, and on motion OF Senator McWhorte
referred.
The following bills were pas ell -Hons
bill transferring farm from district 40 Il
A, New CASTLE county; House bill author
lzing school district No. A New Castl
county to borrow money; House bill
amending the charter Of the town OF Dove
with an amendment.
Read twice and referred-House bill ii
create the Twelfth ward for Wilmington.
| Adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22
Real Estate, Taxes, ETC.

Relating to interest Observation-Disclosures.
Relating to bounty Observation-Disclosures.
Relating 10 the title OF real property. 49,.
Enabling owners Of land to test the validity
Of tax judgments and sales, and to quiet
To provide for the recording Of deeds for the
benefit of creditors. ....... ............
Relating to deeds, mortgages, etc...........
Relating TO sales of lands by guardians.
Relating to assessment and collection of
To restrict ownership of real estate. ........
Relating to chattei mort cages. .........
To validate deeds made by woman by her
Relating TO the right OF surviving husband or
wife in the homestead OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Relating to actions and judgments in parti-
tion of real property. ........ .......
For relief of owners of lands sold for alleged
delinquent taxes. ..........
To legalize certain mortgages.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22

Granting authority to county commission
To fill vacancies in board of county commits
slonerf 1855. 4s.s....--- .....-z.....--..
To provide for compensation of~andftors and
Ireasurers when unorganiZed counties are
attached Observation-Disclosures.
Relating to county attorneys. -.
TO provide Tor consecutive numbering of in
struments filed with register of deeds......
Relating to counties and county officers. go.
Relating to notaries public Observation-Disclosures.
Relating to county surveyors Observation-Disclosures.
Relating to salaries of county auditors. 800.
REGARDING salaries of treasurers and auditors
when unorganized counties are attached. ..
Collection of taxes in unorganiZed counties.
Relating to county lines of unolganized
c0ulOies
Defining duties of auditors, judges OF pro-
bate and clerks of court. .......
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22

or holding any official relation to- any common
carrier o. grain warehouseman, within said
state; nor am |, in any manner. interested in
any stock, bonds or other property of such
common carrier grain warehouseman." The
said secretary so appointed and qualified shall
enter into bonds to the State OF Minnesota. to be
approved by the governor in the sum of $IO,-
O0Q conditioned for he faithful performance
OF his duty as secretary OF such commission,
which bond shall be fled with the secretary Of
state The commission shall have authority
to employ and fix the compensation OF such
other employees it may find necessary to the
proper performance of its duties, subject to the
approval OF the governor OF the state
The commissioners shall be furnished with
suitable Office and all necessary Office supplies.
shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are
paid witnesses in the district courts OF the
state
All the expenses of the commission, including
all necessary expenses for transportation incurred
by the commissioners or by their employees under
their orders, in making any Investigation in any
other place than the city OF st. Paul, shall be al
loved and paid out of The state treasury on the
presentation OF itemiZed vouchers therefor, ap
proved by the chairman of the commission and
The state auditor.
($15.O00) dollars is hereby appropriated for The
use and purposes OF this act for the fiscal year
ending July 31st, 1888, and the sum of fifteen
thousand (Sl5,000) dollars is hereby ap-
propriated for the use and purposes OF this act
for The fiscal year ending July'Slst 1889.
SEC. 81. That all acts and parts OF acts incon-
Slstent herewith are hereby repealed, provided
that the provisions Of this act shall apply TO and
govern the existing railroad and warehouse COM
lnissioners appointed by virtue Of an act ap-
proved March 9th, 1885, who are hereby clothed
with the powers and charged with the duties
and responsibilities of this act, granted 10 and
Imposed upon the railroad ana warehouse COM
mlssloners OF the State CT Minnesota.
SEC. %. This act STALL take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 9TH, 1887
A R. McGILL,
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State and District Courts.

Relating to time of presenting claims before
probate courts Observation-Disclosures.
Relating to costs in supreme court. -.
To establish the Sixteenth judicial district.
Relating To clerks of district court. 800.
Relating to terms of court, Eleventh judicial
district. Observation-Disclosures.
To change time for holding general terms OF
district court in Dakota county
Relating to clerks Of district court ~
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22
The Public Schools.

Providing for public schools. :. ........
Providing for public school libraries. ...
Relating TO changing of school house sites.
Relating to school district bonds ....
Relating to instruction in public schools. -.
10 provide for formation of new districts .
Authorizing school boards to fix the mini
mum age for admission to public schools
six wears
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22
Miscellaneous.

Regulating the practice of medicine. . 6
Providing for collection of vital Statistics. 6
Giving labor right of first lien on property.
Regarding executors and administrators. 6
TO promote the science OF medicine and sur
gerry. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
To prevent fraud in sale of nursery stock 1C
To prevent competition Of prison contract
labor with artisan laEor. ...................1C
To discharge executors and administrators
and cancel their bonds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
To pro ide for consultation between attor-
neys and prisoners. ...-...................1 IL
Relating to roads, cartways and bridges. -. IL
Regulating actions for libel ................1(
Relating to service fees for domestic ami
Defining the force and effect of Wills. Il
Relating TO qualifications of jurors. .........1 IL
Relating to weights and measures. II
Relating to notaries public. ................11
Relating to powers OF electors at town meet
1ngS. II
Changing the names OF persons. ....... II
To abolish garnishment as applied to work
-ingmen. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II
To regulate the practice of pharmacy.
Defining school holidays. ..................11
To extend the time for adjusting balances
due the state for seed grain loans .........1 II
To provide for taking dispositions of persons
without the state. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ii
To compel employers of females to furnish
suitable seats for such females. II
Relating to printing digest of Minnesota Re-
ports. IL
To amend the statute known as the statute
of frauds. .-......--...-... ..-...-. i:
EOrOluutuE AHoiGs"SAns Va Sio'o DoioAC Scou
is Sown. Il.
Giving preference in appointment and en-
ployment to Union so diers and sailors. :. 1:
To punish false pretenses in obtaining reg
istration of cattle. ......................... 1:
Rela ing to jsilers' fees....... ..............1:
Relating to duties of county treasurers. i:
Relating to allowance of accounts of execu-
tors and administrators. ......... i.
To protect the legal identity of married
women -...-...-. . L.
Relating to the labor of locomotive engi-
neers and firemen. 1904. i:
Referring to roads and bridges ...1:
Relatiug to abduction of females /:
Relating to legal notices ..............-....-.1:
Relating to support OF fire departments. L:
To exempt fire derartment and police de-
partment associations from insurance laws
and garnishee process. ................-...l
Relating TO sale of obscene literature. -......l:
Amending penal code.
Amending nenal code
Transferring certain duties from state aud
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22

AN ACT to provide for the better protection of
railroad switches.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION l. Any person or persons. railroad
companies Or corporations, owning or operating
any railroad or railroads in this state, shall be
and are hereby required on or before the first
day OF June, A. d. one thousand eight hundred
and eighty QSS7l, to SO adjust, fill block
and securely guard the frogs. switches aud
guard rails on their roads in all yards, divis-
jonal and terminal stations so as to thoroughly
protect and prevent the feet CT employees and
other persons from being caught therein.
SEC. 2. Any person or persons, railroad COM
pany or corporation owning and operating
railroad in this state, who shall fail to comply
with the provisions of this act, shall be fined in
a sum of not less than five hundred 500 dol
lars, nor more than two thousand 5000 dol
lars, in the discretion of the court, for each Of
tense, and the neglect OF auy such person. COM
pany or corporation to comply with the provis-
ions OF this act snail be deemed violation Of
the same.
SEC. ). All railroad companies owning or op-
Grating railroads portions of railroads in this
State SHALL in addition to the penalties pre-
scribed in this t, be liable for any damage re-
sulting from the failure to comply with the
provisions thereon, such damage to be recovered
by the person I'M ured, his or her legal repre-
senta5ives.
SEC. K. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 9TH. 1887.
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
OF
LAWS OF MINNESOTA
SESSION OF 1857.
Indexed According to Number,
Jaws Relating to Railways.

To regulate common carriers and creating
the railroad and warehouse commission.
For the protection of railroad switches. 800.
Regulating the rate of transportation of cat
Tie, etc. -...----..: ---..-. 49,;
For the taxation of lands held by railroad
CollI UltS-.--
Defining liabilities of railroad companies as
to damages sustained by employees ....-.-.
For the taxation OF railroad companies. -.
To compel railroad companies to build and
repair highway crossings.
Fer freedom of traffic i'll the state. ...........
Reimbursing settlers for money expended in
defending suits brought by railro ad COM
panieS.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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AN ACT to define the liabilities of railroad conf
panies in relation to damages sustained by
tt.eir employees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Stateof
Minnesota:
SECTION !. Every railroad corporation own
ing or operalin railroad in this state shall be-
liable for all damages sustained by any agent or
servant thereof by reason of the negligence OF
any other agent or servant thereof--without con-
tributory negligence on his part, when sus-
tanned within this state; andno contract, rule or
regulation between such corporation and any
agent or servant shall impair or diminish such
liability.
Provided. That nothing in this act shall be so
construed as to render any railroad company la
BILE for damages sustained by any employee,
agent or servant while engaged in the construc-
ton of new road or any part thereof, not open
to public travel or use.
SEC . This acs shall take effect and be- in
force rom and after its passage
Approved Feb. 24th 1887. .urd. ,,t
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itor to public examiner. -. ..............13 1877
Relating to times of commencing actions. .13S
amending chapter IL, General Statutes of
1879 100
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Game LIZ VS..
Connties and Countv Officers.

Tor the preservation of game ..............
TO encourage propagation of trout. .....-....
Relating to tishways. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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License and Sale of Liquors.
Regulating Elections.
State Institutions, Etc

Tor o Sol6ierc' hor1e .....,,..,.. 2
To establish reformatory at ST. Cloud. Z
To establish bureau of labor statistics. ..... =
For regulation OF institution for deaf, DUMP .
and feeble minded ................. -....-.- Z
Securing inmates of insane asylums their
postal rights. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Relating TO hospital for insane. 2
To nroyide for the care of insane women. 2